the weather is amazing, even the birds are bumpin'

so not much else has happened. ive been making friends with kibbutzniks, and the other night i went out with one of them and two other ulpanists. Hofit (the kibbutznik who took us out) is really nice. i make dinners with her some nights. she took us to this waffle desert place just a town away. the waffles were soooooo good. then we went to the beach and walked in the ocean for a bit. the water was so warm. we saw haifa all lit up as well as accra? maybe? im not sure but its somewhere like that. in about a week we go to do gad'na, which is a week of army training. its more like 4 days. im excited. and a little worried, but im not gonna be the worst one, so it will be fun i hope. there is a man here who refuses to go- i think its kinda stupid, it will be a great once in a lifetime experience. but to each their own.

i really miss home. even the boring normal things, like driving on 63 on a summer day to go to the gym. and my bed. the beds here are quite small. about half of what my bed is, and i have a twin.

everyone here is really nice. its nice getting to know the people who dont speak english better now that we can sort of talk hebrew/mime to them. some of them are a little weird, but for the most part really nice.